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Chinese symbol for “operations”

运作
yùn zuò
Traditional: 運作
to operate; operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for operations is 运作 (yùn zuò), defined as: to operate; operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization); thread (computing).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

运 yùn
to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
作 zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “operations”

WordPinyinMeaning
运筹 (運籌)yùn chóuto plan; operations

Related words

Other words that share a character with 运作.

WordPinyinMeaning
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
运用 (運用)yùn yòngto use; to put to use
运行 (運行)yùn xíng(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation
运输 (運輸)yùn shūto transport; to carry
命运 (命運)mìng yùnfate; destiny
幸运 (幸運)xìng yùnfortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
作为 (作為)zuò wéione's conduct; deed

See also: Japanese symbol for “operations”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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